Corky Corcoran
Gene Patrick "Corky" Corcoran (July 28, 1924 - October 3, 1979) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Corcoran was born in Tacoma, Washington. He first played professionally in 1940 with Sonny Dunham, then joined Harry James's ensemble for from 1941 to 1947. He left James for a short time, playing with his own ensemble and working briefly in Tommy Dorsey's band before rejoining James in 1949. He continued to work with James until 1957, and also played concurrently with his own ensembles. In 1962, he once again began working with James, an association that would continue almost to Corcoran's death. He died in Tacoma. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born July 28th, 1924 (Tacoma), Died October 3rd, 1979
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 80004 | 8/4/1947 | Stardust, part 1 | Charlie Shavers | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80005 | 8/4/1947 | Stardust, part 2 | Charlie Shavers | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80006 | 8/4/1947 | Stardust, part 3 | Charlie Shavers | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80007 | 8/4/1947 | Stardust, part 4 | Charlie Shavers | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80008 | 8/4/1947 | The man I love, part 1 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80009 | 8/4/1947 | The man I love, part 2 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80010 | 8/4/1947 | The man I love, part 3 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80011 | 8/4/1947 | The man I love, part 4 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 103796 | 8/4/1947 | One o'clock jump-1 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 103797 | 8/4/1947 | Oh, lady be good-2 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | LS 1945 | 1/31/1946 | Meandering [take 1 | Shorty Sherock Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Corcoran, Corky," accessed January 23, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309730.
Corcoran, Corky. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309730.
"Corcoran, Corky." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 23 January 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93071796
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1133022
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/195725/
MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b89ced58-7e13-4931-8825-4180661abaa0
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